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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Fassiflora continued. 



May. I. membranous, ovate, acute, entire ; stipules ovate, acu- 

 minate, entire, shorter than the glandulose petioles. Stem 

 slender, terete. South America, 1848. (B. M. 4406. ) 



P. amethystina (amethystine), fl. purplish ; margins of corona 

 in flexed ; ovary tomentose ; peduncles as long as the leaves ; 

 bracts absent. November. I. trilobed, cordate, glabrous ; lobes 

 oblong, obtuse, almost equal, obscurely serrulate ; petioles bear- 

 ing two or three glands. Brazil, 1827. (B. R. 1838, 21, under 

 name of P. onychina.) 



P. arborea (tree-like*. fl. 2m. to Sin. broad ; perianth tube liin. 

 to 2in. long, terete, green ; sepals and petals similar and equal, 

 greenish-white inside ; corona triple ; the outer of yellow fila- 

 ments nearly two-thirds as long as the petals ; the middle a ring 

 of short filaments round the mouth of the tube ; inner of fim- 

 briate scales, pressing against the column ; peduncles pendulous, 

 three to six-flowered; bracts none. July. L drooping, 6in. to 

 2$ft. long, oblong, elliptic, or obovate ; petioles stout, cylindric, 

 lin. to liin. long. Stem slender, erect, terete, 1ft. to 14ft. high, 

 sparingly branched ; branches horizontal or drooping. New 

 Grenada, &c., 1807. An interesting species, from its erect habit 

 and peculiar appearance. SYN. P. ylauca (of Humboldt). (B. M. 

 5864.) 



P. atomaria (dotted). A synonym of P. alba. 



P. atropurpurea (dark purple), fl, 3in. in diameter ; tube short. 

 white inside ; sepals reddish-violet ; petals crimson ; coronal 

 threads violet, spotted with white. 1883. Garden hybrid. 

 Greenhouse. 



P. anrantla (orange). A synonym of P. Banksii. 



P. Banksii (Banks'), fl. sometimes pale on first opening, but 

 soon becoming brick-red or dull scarlet, on pedicels much snorter 

 than the leaves ; calyx lobes liin. or more long ; petals scarcely 

 Jin. long, narrow ; inner corona broadly tubular, plicated, and 

 shortly lobed at the orifice ; outer one of a single row of fila- 

 ments. July. I. broad, usually under Sin. long, with three broad, 

 obtuse lobes, rarely divided to the middle of the leaf, each lobe 

 sometimes two or three-lobed. Australia. Greenhouse. SYNS. 

 P. aurantia (A. B. B. 295), Difemma aurantia (B. M. 4140). 

 P. adiantifolia (B. R. 233 ; L. C. B. 36, under name of Murucuja, 

 Baueri) is a mere form of this species. 



P. Bolottii (Belotti's). /. large and showy ; sepals flesh-coloured, 

 tinged with green ; petals delicate light rose-colour ; rays of the 

 corona blue, with indistinct transverse purple bars. Summer. 

 I. large, glabrous, alternate, deeply three-lobed; lobes acuminate, 

 entire. Stems round, tendrilled. 1847. A robust hybrid between 

 P. cceruleo-racemosa and P. quadranyularis. (G. M. B. i. 9.) 



P. biflora (two-flowered). A synonym of P. lunata. 



P. caerulca (blue-flowered).* fl. faintly scented, lasting but one 

 day ; calycine segments pale greenish-white, the petals of nearly 

 the same shape and size ; styles purplish ; rays of the corona in 

 two circles, purple at the bottom, white in the middle, and blue 

 at the ends ; bracts ovate, entire. June to October. Jr. egg- 

 shaped, yellow when ripe. I. glabrous, five -parted ; lobes 

 oblong, quite entire; petioles bearing four glands at the apex; 

 stipules falcate. Brazil and Peru, 1699. Hardy. See Fig. 34. 

 (B. M. 28.) P. chinensis (of gardens) and P. Mayana are pro- 

 bably forms of this species. P. Uartiviesiana is probably a 

 seedling variety with white flowers. CONSTANCE ELLIOTT is a 

 fine seedling form with white-sc 

 and Pince, Exeter. 



P. O. Colvillei (Colville's). ft. whitish ; petals tinged with blue ; 

 outer corona variegated with purple, white and blue. I. with 

 oblong-lanceolate, serrulated looes ; petioles biglandular at apex. 

 Said to be a hybrid between P. ccerulea and P. incamnta. 

 (S. B. F. G. 125.) 



P. cseruleo-kermesina (blue and carmine). This is probably a 

 hybrid between P. cremlea and P. Raddiana. 



P. cseruleo-racemosa (blue-racemose).* fl. purple; pedicels 

 axillary, solitary, one-flowered. June to October. L quite 

 glabrous, rather coriaceous, three to five-Iobed ; lobes undulated, 

 somewhat toothed at the base ; petioles bearing four glands. A 

 hybrid between P. ccerulea and P. racemosa. Greenhouse or 

 nearly hardy. (L. B. C. 573.) 



P. capsularis (capsular). fl. yellow and green ; pedicels solitary, 

 ovary elliptic-oblong, and, as well as the fruit, acutely hexagonal, 

 glabrous. June and July. fr. purple when ripe, small. 

 t. downy, cordate at base, two-lobed, with an awn in the recess 

 between the lobes, and, as well as the petioles, glandless. Tropical 

 America, &c., 1820. (B. M. 2868.) 



P. O. acutiloba (acutely-lobed). I. deeply two-lobed, hardly 

 pubescent above, painted with white. 



P. c. geminlflora (twin-flowered), fl., pedicels twin. I. glabrous, 

 hardly cordate at base. Branches triangular. 



P. oinoinnata (curled).* fl. pale violet-purple, bold, showy, axil- 

 lary ; corona of long and singularly curled and twisted, dark violet 

 cilise, marked with alternate bands of white and purple near the 

 base. August. 1. deeply digitately lobed, glossy dark green. 

 Stems glabrous. Brazil, 1868. Greenhouse. (B. M. 5737 ; G. C. 

 1868, p. 966.) 



P. cinnabarina (cinnabar-red).* /. scarlet, axillary, solitary, 

 widely spreading, 2Jin. in diameter ; outer corona of a single series 

 of erect filaments ; inner shorter, membranous, deeply plicate. 



. 

 -scented flowers, raised by Lucombe 



Fassiflora continued. 



March. I. usually deeply trifld, occasionally five-lobed, sub- 

 cordate or distinctly cordate at the base, with a wide sinus ; 

 lobes ovate or ovate-elliptical, entire, or the medium lobe with 

 a broad, obtuse, lateral tooth on each side. Australia, (B. M. 



P. coccinea (scarlet-flowered).* fl. scarlet, with orange-coloured 

 rays; bracts ovate, sub-serrated, velvety. June to November. 

 fr. full of sweet, juicy, edible pulp. I. glabrous, ovate, coarsely 

 toothed, slightly acute ; petioles bearing four to six glands. 

 British Guiana, Brazil, and Peru, 1820. (B. H. xvi., xiii., under 

 name of P. fulgens.) 



P. cnprea (coppery), fl. orange-coloured, with a purple calyx ; 

 petals oblong-linear, shortly exceeded by the calyx; coronal leaflets 

 linear, blunt ; pedicels single, much exceeding the petiole, the 

 uppermost racemose. July. I. roundish-oval, entire, mucronu- 

 late, shortly petioled, reticulated on both sides. Bahamas, 1724. 



P. Decaisneana (Decaisne's). fl. about 4in. in diameter ; sepals 

 and petals brilliant carmine on the inside ; rays of the corona 

 barred with purplish and white below, deep bluish-purple and 

 white towards the tips. Summer. I. about Sin. long ; petioles 

 stout, bearing three pairs of glands ; stipules elliptic. A hybrid 

 between P. alata and P. qiiadrangularis. (F. d. S. viii. 848.) 



P. discolor (discoloured). A synonym of P. Maximiliana. 



Fio. 35. FRUIT AND LEAVES OF PASSIFLORA EDULIS. 



P. edulis (edible).* /. white, tinged with purple, ragrant ; corona 

 about equal in length to the calyx lobes ; ovary glabrous ; bracts 

 glandularly serrated. July and August, fr. livid-purple when 

 ripe, elliptic, IJin. in diameter, edible; pulp orange-coloured, with 

 an acid taste resembling the flavour of an orange. I. glabrous, 

 trilobed, serrated ; petioles biglandular at the apex. Brazil. The 

 fruit of this species is produced in abundance. See Fig. 35. 

 (B. M. 1989 ; B. B. 152, under name of P. incarnata cor.) 



P. e. verruclfera (warted). fl. very curious and pretty ; sepals 

 white within, twice as broad as the white petals ; coronal rays 

 dark purple, two-seriate, equal, shorter than the petals ; bracts 

 and sepals warted. April. I. glabrous, three-lobed, serrated, 



